Comments on: Breaking: Supreme Court Continues Stay, No Cameras

By: Prop 8 Trial Tracker » BREAKING: 9th Circuit overturns release of Prop 8 trial recordings

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:10:51 +0000

[...] petition to the courts asking that the proceedings be televised. The U.S. Supreme Court ultimately stayed the broadcast of the proceedings in a 5-4 decision. Judge Walker withdrew Perry from the pilot [...]

By: Prop 8 Trial Tracker » Where things stand with the Prop 8 trial

Prop 8 Trial Tracker » Where things stand with the Prop 8 trial — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:33:36 +0000

[...] the U.S. Supreme Court asking that the proceedings be televised. The U.S. Supreme Court ultimately stayed the broadcast of the proceedings in a 5-4 decision. Judge Walker withdrew Perry from the pilot [...]

By: tannim

tannim — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:39:48 +0000

Uh, no.

The combination of Lawrence v. Texas plus Loving v. Virginia plus Romer v. Evans means if SCOTUS applies the precedents correctly (always a big IF since they seem to be more clueless than not up there) then the case is a slam dunk win for us.

The bigger issue is what happens to DOMA and will the Democrats in DC do something useful for ocean and repeal it as promised.

By: tannim

tannim — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:34:51 +0000

You’re assuming A) with their plethora of inane and just wrong rulings (Raich, Kelo, Bong Hits, etc.) that SOCTUS has any respect in the first place, and B) this has anything to do with the merits of the case vs. the long-running difference of legal opinion between the 9th and SCOTUS.

Frankly, the ruling is wrong because as a publicly-funded legal venue, the public that funds it has a right to see it.

Furthermore, this case is the Inherit the Wind of our time, not some petty shoplifter.

By: tannim

tannim — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:40:23 +0000

ocean=once. bad typo correction.

By: richard

richard — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:29:29 +0000

And Justice is blind?? Not if she is Republican,
Smarten up, gang. Thus has it ever been.
Now what are WE the people to do about that?
Get your dead-assed friends, colleagues and relatives to speak up. Apathy is what got us here in the first place.

By: New York Times on SCOTUS ruling: “Sad example of the quashing of public discourse” « Prop 8 Trial Tracker

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:20:25 +0000

[...] None more so than today when the U.S. Supreme Court continued its stay on broadcasting the trial, indefinitely banning cameras from the court room. The reaction was swift, in this community and across the ideological [...]

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:06:16 +0000

We may not even get this resolved in this adult generation's lifetime- it may take the turnover of another generation or two, as statistically, we have many more supporters in the youth of this society than in our elders. Maybe, though, at least our kids will have a better crack at all this than we've had. This is a necessary step in the right direction, even if we don't win this battle- we WILL win the war, it's only a matter of time.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:00:00 +0000

Some friends, eh, Callie? Getting the same thing from my FB troops. A pox on 'em!

By: keithincali

keithincali — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:46:40 +0000

No shit. This is the writing on the wall that the SCOTUS, the highest court in the land that is supposed to rule by law is allowing their religious dogma and politics affect their decision making. They will never overturn prop 8 and have just made the SCOTUS lose a tremendous amount of respect and authority. Our country is in trouble.